AngularJS 1.8: Custom Directive Not Binding to Controller Scope as Expected
I'm experiencing an scenario with a custom directive in AngularJS 1.8 where the directive isn't binding to the controller's scope as I expected. I've defined the directive to use `scope: {}`, but it seems the properties from the parent controller aren't accessible within the directive. Here's a simplified version of the code: ```javascript app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) { $scope.message = 'Hello from MainCtrl!'; }); app.directive('myCustomDirective', function() { return { restrict: 'E', scope: {}, // Isolate scope template: '<div>{{ message }}</div>', link: function(scope) { console.log('Inside directive, message:', scope.message); // This logs undefined } }; }); ``` In my HTML, I use the directive as follows: ```html <div ng-controller="MainCtrl"> <my-custom-directive></my-custom-directive> </div> ``` When I run this code, I see that the `scope.message` in the directive logs as `undefined`, which indicates that the directive's isolated scope does not inherit properties from the parent controller. I've tried using `scope: { message: '=' }` to explicitly bind the `message` property, but that led to errors saying `message` is not defined in the directive. How can I properly bind the controller's properties to my custom directive? Is there a best practice for handling this kind of situation with isolated scopes? What am I doing wrong?